The judges said the defendants should serve a suspended sentence or community service as ruled by a magistrate's court for their role in the mass protests.

The 2014 protests, which saw activists block major thoroughfares for 11 weeks, fizzled out but spawned a youth-led opposition movement that gained political traction while facing increasing resistance from Hong Kong's Beijing-backed government. "At the same time it's not the time for any congratulations or celebrations".

Law said in a media briefing after the announcement of the verdict that he was saddened that the Court of Final Appeal had agreed with the Court of Appeal's determination that the storming of Civic Square, and the occupation - which became known as the Umbrella Movement - constituted violent actions. However, it also said this ruling should not be retrospective and therefore could not be applied to the three activists. But after the government's intervention they were jailed for between six and eight months by the Court of Appeal.

Wong and Law's political party Demosisto wants self-determination for the city.

They stressed, however, that Hong Kong was a law-abiding society and that "future offenders involved in large-scale unlawful assemblies involving violence" will be subject to stricter guidelines laid down by the Court of Appeal.

Amnesty International's Hong Kong director, Mabel Au, said in a statement that the court had "corrected an injustice" but added that "all politically motivated prosecutions aimed at silencing those promoting democracy in Hong Kong must be dropped".

100 years on, real women's equality remains elusiveBut she stressed it was "complicated" when looking at cases of arson and violence, but promised to analyse individual proposals. Richard High, who works in the Special Collections department at University of Leeds, with the Votes For Women magazine.

A Big Drop In US Financial Markets Drags Down OthersThe comments came as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 7.1 percent in Tuesday afternoon trading, before recovering slightly. The dollar was trading at 109.10 yen against 109.13 yen in NY , sharply lower than rates around 110 yen seen a day earlier.

Wong lamented the latest ruling, calling it a "sugar-coated" and "harsh" punishment.

In what was seen as a highly controversial decision, the Department of Justice retried the case a year ago, seeking harsher penalties; Wong, Law, and Chow were sentenced to six- to eight- month prison terms.

That sparked the wider Umbrella Movement rallies which brought parts of the city to a standstill.

But the jailing of democracy activists, the disqualification of opposition lawmakers from the legislature at Beijing's request and the lack of answers over the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers who resurfaced in the mainland have fuelled concern.

Britain and China agreed ahead of the 1997 handover that Hong Kong would enjoy a semi-autonomous status under the "one country, two systems" principle.

Drivers spent an average of 31 hours stuck in traffic jams across the United Kingdom a year ago , new figures have revealed. Only one of the top 10 most congested roads in the US was in Los Angeles: 1-10 Eastbound between exits 3A and 13.

French oil and gas major Total through its subsidiary Total E&P U.S. holds the remaining stake of 40% in the offshore prospect. Earlier this month the French supermajor extended its GOM partnership with Chevron after buying Samson Offshore Anchor LLC.

Cousins could also delay signing the tag for months, meaning the quarterback could tie up the Redskins' cap space in free agency. Now, the Redskins may place the franchise tag on Cousins in order to send him elsewhere, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN .

Thurman, someone he considers a colleague and a friend, waited 25 years to make these allegations public, noting that he and Ms. It compounds an already heavy day for Weinstein accusations after Thurman detailed her assault at the hands of Weinstein.

The foreign minister added that the Afghan delegation, which visited Islamabad on Wednesday, had productive talks with Pakistan. The first meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Working Groups will be held in Kabul on Saturday, an official said.

According to the Treasury, each figure in the " Kremlin report" has an estimated net worth of 1 billion USA dollars. The Belgium PM, who is paying a visit to Russian Federation , is scheduled to meet with Putin later on Wednesday.

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